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What's real and what's not in historical assassination series 'Death by Lightning'

"The answer is yes," says Mike Makowsky, creator of the historical Netflix drama (now streaming) about the assassination of President James Garfield ( Michael Shannon) in 1881.

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Netflix’s Assassination Drama ‘Death by Lightning’ Is a Sobering Historical Account: TV Review

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Netflix's new historical drama 'Death by Lightning' fails to live up to its electric premise despite an incredible cast

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The Tragic True Story Behind 'Death by Lightning'

Death by Lightning, out on Netflix Nov. 6, traces the assassination of President James Garfield, who was shot on July 2, 1881—four months into his term—and died from his injuries a few months later at...

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Has Death by Lightning Season 2 Been Canceled or Renewed?

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Death by Lightning: The unbelievable true story of James Garfield’s presidency and assassination

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‘Death by Lightning’ Is History as Comedy and Tragedy

The Netflix limited series is both a timely exploration of political disillusionment and a frequently amusing character drama.

‘Death by Lightning’ Review: Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen Headline Netflix’s Mostly Gripping, Slightly Rushed Presidential Assassination Thriller

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are among the executive producers on the four-part James Garfield drama also featuring Betty Gilpin and Nick Offerman.

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'Death By Lightning' Gives Nick Offerman the Role of a Lifetime in Chester A. Arthur: "Those Were His Actual Muttonchops"

When I started writing Arthur, Nick was really the voice that I had in my mind the entire time,” Death By Lightning showrunner Mike Makowsky reveals.

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James A. Garfield, his assassin, front and center in ‘Death by Lightning’

Mike Makowsky had spent months working on obtaining permission from the government to see the real thing, so perhaps it’s not all that surprising that the new Netflix limited series he’s created,